Career is the single largest contributor towards your well-being and wealth. Spend time to make a long-term plan and follow through to enjoy the rewards. Here are the four pillars of your plan. Know your goal This is the toughest part. Do you want to be a head of business, a specialist, an independent entrepreneur, or an academic in 5, 10 or 20 years? Identify the skills and experiences that will take you there. Find people whose success you want to emulate and ask them about their journeys and milestones. Do you want to pursue higher education in five years?

I gave a presentation to Womensphere a few months ago on the most valuable lessons I learned early in my career. Back when I was an entry-level investment banking analyst at Bear Stearns (R.I.P.), our trainers gave us some basic advice on how to be a good analyst. At the time these sounded obvious but now with hindsight, I think that most of your success in your career is just executing on these basic points.
If you follow the steps below, you’re well on your way to being a top quartile performer.

I gave a presentation to Womensphere a few months ago on the most valuable lessons I learned early in my career. Back when I was an entry-level investment banking analyst at Bear Stearns (R.I.P.), our trainers gave us some basic advice on how to be a good analyst. At the time these sounded obvious but now with hindsight, I think that most of your success in your career is just executing on these basic points.
If you follow the steps below, you’re well on your way to being a top quartile performer.

I’m not the kind of person that can’t sleep. But at the World Series of Poker last week I found myself up both early and late, a nervous energy stealing my natural sense of calm. That’s ok. My adrenaline would sustain me—and this is just one of the things I learned playing in the biggest game of them all.